Hōjō Tokimune
Hōjō Tokimune 北条 時宗 | |
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| 8th Shikken | |
| In office 18 April 1268 – 20 April 1284 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Shōgun | Minamoto no Koreyasu |
| Rensho | Hōjō Masamura |
| Preceded by | Hōjō Masamura |
| Succeeded by | Hōjō Sadatoki |
| Rensho | |
| In office 1264–1268 | |
| Preceded by | Hōjō Masamura |
| Succeeded by | Hōjō Sadatoki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1251 |
| Died | 20 April 1284 (aged 32) |
| Spouse | Kakusan-ni (daughter of Adachi Yoshikage) |
| Children | Hōjō Sadatoki |
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Hōjō Tokimune (北条 時宗; Japanese pronunciation: [hoː.(d)ʑoː (|) to.kʲiꜜ.mɯ.ne], 5 June 1251 – 20 April 1284) of the Hōjō clan was the eighth shikken (officially regent of the shōgun, but de facto ruler of Japan) of the Kamakura shogunate (reigned 1268–84), known for leading the Japanese forces against the invasion of the Mongols and for spreading Zen Buddhism. He was the second son of Tokiyori, fifth shikken of the Kamakura shogunate. From birth, Tokimune was seen as the successor of tokusō, the head of the Hōjō clan. In 1268 AD, at the age of 18, he became shikken himself. During his lifetime, the seats of power of the Japanese Emperor, Imperial Regent (sesshō), Imperial Chief Advisor (kampaku), and the shōgun had all been completely marginalized by the Hōjō shikken.